Philippa RoxbyHealth reporter
Getty ImagesAction is needed now to reduce ultra-processed food (UPF) in diets worldwide because of their threat to health, say international experts in a global review of research.
They say the way we eat is changing…
Category: 6. Health
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Robots in your bloodstream could deliver drugs with greater precision – The Washington Post
- Robots in your bloodstream could deliver drugs with greater precision The Washington Post
- These tiny robots swim through your blood to fight strokes Popular Science
- Microrobots finding their way ETH Zürich
- Microrobot Delivers Drugs Directly to…
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Ghana activates emergency response against Marburg virus-Xinhua
ACCRA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — Ghana has activated its emergency response structures against the Marburg virus, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) said, after an outbreak was confirmed in Ethiopia.
Preventive measures are being taken to ensure the…
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Disease fears as Argentina child vaccination rates hit historic lows | Argentina
Argentina’s childhood and adolescent vaccination rates have collapsed to a historic lows according to a new analysis, prompting warnings that once-eliminated diseases may resurge.
The study of health ministry data by the Argentinian Paediatric…
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Longest survival in the world reported to date for multiple myeloma patients
Berenson Cancer Center published survival data analyzed by the Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research of 175 consecutive and unselected patients with multiple myeloma in the journal Haematologica.
All patients with multiple…
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Eating disorders may raise health risks up to a decade after diagnosis, study finds
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Eating disorders could raise the risk of serious health issues even years later, a new analysis has…
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GLP-1s May Improve Colon Cancer Outcomes – Medscape
- GLP-1s May Improve Colon Cancer Outcomes Medscape
- GLP-1 weight-loss medications linked to improved cancer survival in certain patients Fox News
- GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Linked to Improved Colon Cancer Survival Cancer Health
- Wegovy and Ozempic tied…
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Dengue cases in Pakistan’s Punjab near 4,000 amid warnings of possible surge-Xinhua
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — At least 43 new dengue fever cases were reported in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province over the last 24 hours, bringing the provincial tally for the current season to 3,917, provincial health officials said on…
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Cerebral edema in maple syrup urine disease: spectrum of clinical presentation and treatment outcomes | Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Seven patients (6 males and 1 female) presented with ten episodes of acute encephalopathy, and cerebral edema was present during nine episodes. One asymptomatic patient was readmitted electively as cerebral edema was noted on an outpatient MRI of…
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Impact of surgeon experience on patient outcomes after pelvic and acetabular fracture surgery | Patient Safety in Surgery
This study showed decreases in complications after year 2, blood loss after year 3, and surgical times after year 4 in practice, for a fellowship-trained orthopaedic trauma surgeon treating pelvic and acetabular fractures. There were no…
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